GRE Word List

SUSTENANCE

means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living

The meaning of the word sustenance is means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living.

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WordMeaning
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
proliferateto grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
appellationan identifying name or title : designation
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
proteanof or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine
executeto carry out fully : put completely into effect